| As the 2008 Presidential Election becomes even | | | | committee. |
| more important with the current financial | | | | An aggregate total of $108,200 per two year |
| meltdown, individuals and candidates from cities | | | | election cycle with a maximum of $47,200 per |
| such as Rancho Santa Fe, California, Del Mar, CA, | | | | two year cycle to candidates and $65,500 to all |
| Carlsbad and La Jolla in San Diego to cities such as | | | | national party committees and PACs, of which no |
| San Clemente, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, | | | | more than $40,000 can be given to PACs |
| Newport Beach, Anaheim, and Irvine in Orange | | | | Foreign nationals may not contribute to any |
| County, from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara | | | | candidate, nor may any federal contractors. |
| to Ventura and Oxnard, to Rancho Cucamonga, | | | | Corporations and labor unions may only establish |
| Ontario, Murrieta and Temecula to Indian Wells, | | | | PACs. |
| Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert and | | | | Cash of only $100 may be contributed. In kind |
| elsewhere in the Coachella Valley are having | | | | contributions count against contribution limits. |
| questions about campaign election finance laws | | | | Multicandidate PACs can give $5,000 to an |
| and are looking for answers from election lawyers | | | | individual candidate, $15,000 to a national party |
| and campaign finance attorneys as to what | | | | committee. |
| amounts are permissible to contribute. | | | | Non-multicandidate PACs can give $2,300 to an |
| The individual campaign contribution limits for all | | | | individual candidate, $28,500 to a national party |
| federal offices for 2007-2008 are: | | | | committee. |
| $2,3000 per election for a candidate for a federal | | | | A multicandidate PAC is a political committee with |
| office | | | | more than 50 contributors which has been |
| This $2,300 can be contributed each individual in a | | | | registered for at least 6 months and, with the |
| married couple as well. | | | | exception of state party committees, has made |
| $28,500 per calendar year to a national party | | | | contributions to 5 or more candidates for federal |
| committee. | | | | office. |
| This applies separately to a party's national | | | | Any individual intending to campaign for any |
| committee, House and Senate campaign | | | | elected office needs to know election finance |
| committee. | | | | rules and should consult with a political campaign |
| $10,000 per calendar year to state, district and | | | | finance attorney at an early stage in their |
| local party committees. | | | | campaign decisions. |
| $5,000 per calendar year to any other political | | | | |